The Oakland Raiders utilized one of their three first round picks in the 2019 NFL Draft on Alabama running back Josh Jacobs, and boy are they happy they did. Jacobs has been the featured back that this franchise has been missing, and recently, he was name dthe NFL’s Rookie of the Month for the offensive side of the ball.
Not only was Jacobs named the NFL’s Rookie of the Month, but in doing so, he joined some exclusive company. According to Eddie Paskal, and thanks to the Raiders PR department, Jacobs became the first Raiders rookie to win the award since Charles Woodson.